For all governors, the three core functions of governance describe the responsibilities that they hold. These sessions will enable Foundation Governors to learn more about how we can better fulfil these covering one per term over the year

MP Opens Okeford’s Outdoor Area

The school welcomed Simon Hoare MP to officially open the new Reception Outdoor Area last month [November 2015]. The specially designed area develops pupils' outdoor learning alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.

Class teachers worked with pupils, asking them to draw a plan and list the resources needed. There was further assistance from the local community, including dedicated staff and parents.

Okeford Fitzpaine Primary is a small, village primary school with a rising roll of pupils as it moves from strength to strength. A ‘Good’ Ofsted rating in January 2015 was followed by a 100% attainment rate for Year 6 pupils in their end of Key Stage 2 results for Reading, Writing and Mathematics in July 2015.

Pupils are taught in small classes with a teacher and a teaching assistant and have a thirst for knowledge. On recent parent feedback forms, one parent commented that her daughter “…would come in [to school] at weekends if you’d let her!” Another parent commented, “…she surprises us with her knowledge sometimes!” 100% of parents surveyed confirmed that they would recommend the school to another parent.

Part of the success is due to its Christian ethos. One Year 6 pupil commented recently, “Our school feels like a small family.”